How To Install x3270-x11.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install x3270-x11.x86_64 in Amazon Linux 2. x3270-x11.x86_64 is IBM 3278/3279 terminal emulator for the X Window System

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install x3270-x11.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2.

What is `x3270-x11.x86_64`

The x3270 program opens a window in the X Window System which emulates the actual look of an IBM 3278/3279 terminal, commonly used with mainframe applications. x3270 also allows you to telnet to an IBM host from the x3270 window. Install the x3270-x11 package if you need to access IBM hosts using an IBM 3278/3279 terminal emulator from X11.

We can use yum to install x3270-x11.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install x3270-x11.x86_64.

Install x3270-x11.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install x3270-x11.x86_64 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install x3270-x11.x86_64

How To Uninstall x3270-x11.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

To uninstall only the x3270-x11.x86_64 package we can use the following command:

sudo yum remove x3270-x11.x86_64

x3270-x11.x86_64 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/etc/X11/fontpath.d/x3270
/usr/bin/x3270
/usr/share/X11/app-defaults/X3270
/usr/share/applications/x3270.desktop
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/x3270.png
/usr/share/x3270/fonts
/usr/share/x3270/fonts/3270-12.pcf.gz
/usr/share/x3270/fonts/3270-12b.pcf.gz
/usr/share/x3270/fonts/3270-20.pcf.gz
/usr/share/x3270/fonts/3270-20b.pcf.gz
/usr/share/x3270/fonts/3270.pcf.gz
/usr/share/x3270/fonts/3270b.pcf.gz
/usr/share/x3270/fonts/3270gr.pcf.gz
/usr/share/x3270/fonts/3270gt12.pcf.gz
/usr/share/x3270/fonts/3270gt12b.pcf.gz
/usr/share/x3270/fonts/3270gt16.pcf.gz
/usr/share/x3270/fonts/3270gt16b.pcf.gz
/usr/share/x3270/fonts/3270gt24.pcf.gz
/usr/share/x3270/fonts/3270gt24b.pcf.gz
/usr/share/x3270/fonts/3270gt32.pcf.gz
/usr/share/x3270/fonts/3270gt32b.pcf.gz
/usr/share/x3270/fonts/3270gt8.pcf.gz
/usr/share/x3270/fonts/3270h.pcf.gz

References

x3270-x11.x86_64 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install x3270-x11.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.